{"id":4681,"date":"2018-01-11T11:10:47","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T16:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/fox-taps-multichoice-alum-evp\/"},"modified":"2018-01-11T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T19:37:04","slug":"fox-taps-multichoice-alum-as-evp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/fox-taps-multichoice-alum-as-evp\/","title":{"rendered":"FOX+ Taps MultiChoice Alum as EVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOX Networks Group Asia (FNGA) has appointed John Kotsaftis as the executive VP of its digital streaming service and OTT platform FOX+.<\/p>\n<p>In this role, Kotsaftis will oversee the growth and development of FOX+. He will be based in Singapore and report directly to Zubin Gandevia, the president of FOX Networks Group Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Kotsaftis was previously CEO of DStv Digital Media, a division of MultiChoice that oversees the development of emerging platforms and products for the video entertainment company. He also founded the Naspers Group SVOD service Showmax.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohn\u2019s remarkable work in digital media and entertainment makes him ready to help FNGA take on the competition via industry-leading products and platforms,\u201d said Gandevia. \u201cHis appointment is a clear demonstration of FNGA\u2019s commitment to the region and our forward-looking digital investments, as we continue to give viewers access to the best and latest content first, whenever and wherever they [want] it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy vision for FOX+ is to drive the next wave of growth for what is already one of the most-loved consumer VOD products in Asia Pacific and the Middle East,\u201d added Kotsaftis. \u201cThe FOX+ team have created a true game-changer for entertainment lovers in the region, and I have no doubt that we will build on these fantastic successes to keep FOX+ at the leading edge of on-demand entertainment in Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOX Networks Group Asia (FNGA) has appointed John Kotsaftis as the executive VP of its digital streaming service and OTT platform FOX+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[450,302],"class_list":["post-4681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-fox","tag-fox-networks-group-asia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FOX+ Taps MultiChoice Alum as EVP - TVASIA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/fox-taps-multichoice-alum-as-evp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FOX+ Taps MultiChoice Alum as EVP - TVASIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FOX Networks Group Asia (FNGA) has appointed John Kotsaftis as the executive VP of its digital streaming service and OTT platform FOX+.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/fox-taps-multichoice-alum-as-evp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVASIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-01-11T16:10:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-01-11T19:37:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/fox-taps-multichoice-alum-as-evp\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/fox-taps-multichoice-alum-as-evp\/\",\"name\":\"FOX+ Taps MultiChoice Alum as EVP - TVASIA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-11T16:10:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-11T19:37:04+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/fox-taps-multichoice-alum-as-evp\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/fox-taps-multichoice-alum-as-evp\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/fox-taps-multichoice-alum-as-evp\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"FOX+ Taps MultiChoice Alum as EVP\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/\",\"name\":\"TVASIA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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